Ball and target game apparatus



Oct. 17, 1950 R. A. FELTER BALL AND TARGET GAME APPARATUS Filed Jan. 17, 1949 Richard A. Falter INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. 17, 1 950 Richard A. Felter, Burbank, Calif.

Application January 17, 1949, Serial No. 71,357

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a game of the type in which balls or projectiles are rolled or thrown against a target and has for its primary object to provide a game apparatus or target which can be mounted on any horizontal surface, which can be easily and inexpensively constructed which will require skill and coordination of hand and eye in use.

Another important. object of this invention is to provide a game target or apparatus including a formed bar member having a plurality of spaced depending pins or the like between which a ball or projectile isto be thrown or rolled, the pins forming certain scoring spaces.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a centrally disposed movable target, which may consist of a movable weight or the like having anchoring means for sustaining the same in attachment to the formed bar member, the movable target constituting the main objective in throwing or rolling a projectile through the formed bar member.

These and ancillary objects and meritorious features of structure are attained by this invention, a preferred embodiment of which is set forth in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a game apparatus, constructed in accordance with the principle of the instant invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the game apparatus, and

Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, this invention, generally designated by the character reference It], includes a formed bar member or bow 12 having horizontally disposed supporting bars or tubes 12 and I4 disposed integrally at the opposing edges thereof. The horizontally disposed supporting members I l and [6 are provided with depending pins "[8 and 2!] by means of whichythesame may be securely anchored to the ground or other supporting surface. j

A plurality of spaced depending pins or bars 22 are integrally carried by the bar members l2 and define therebetween scoring spaces 24.

A movable target 26 is centrally disposed and carried by the formed bar member and preferably includes a weight 28 carried by a flexible member or cable 3|]. The cable or rope 3% is slidably disposed through an aperture or vertical opening 32 formed in the central portion of the bar member and having a transverse bar 34 anchored at its opposing end. A ball 36, or similar projectile, is provided and is employed in connection with the foregoing game apparatus.

In use, the game apparatus is set up on a horizontal surface and a starting point is marked off at a certain point spaced from the apparatus. The ball or similar projectile 36 is then thrown or rolled toward the apparatus. Passage of the ball through a space defined by a pair of adjacent depending pins is scored in accordance with the scoring indicia or inscription 38 on the formed bar member above the space through which the ball passes. Of course, if the ball or projectile hits one of the depending pins and does not go through one of the spaces no score is established.

The primary object in tossingor rolling a ball toward the apparatus is to knock over the weight 28, which is vertically disposed on the supporting surface. same will fall to the ground on its side but will be prevented from complete dislodgement from the supporting bar by means of the anchor 34, Of course, if the projectile impinges against or hits one of the pins or wickets and is deflected against the movable or master target 26, the score would be counted as if the ball passed through the passage defined by the pin or wicket which was hit,

The anchoring pins or members it and 20 enable the apparatus to be set up on any supporting surface, such as a lawn, or the same may be permanently anchored in a cement surface. A net or back stop can be provided for catching the balls after the same pass through the scoring spaces defined by the adjacent depending pins;

or wickets.

Thus, it can be seen that there is provided a game apparatus, whereby a novel game may be played, wherein the primary object of the game is to roll or toss a projectile through the apparatus to establish certain predetermined scores or to dislodge the master or movable target.

However, since many other modifications and purposes of this invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a pcrusal of the foregoing description, it is to be When the weight is knocked over, the

3 understood that certain changes in style, size and components may be efiected without a departure from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A game apparatus comprising a U-shaped bar member having a web portion and laterally projecting parallel legs formed at the ends thereof, transverse supports on the outer ends of the legs and substantially at right angles to the plane of the bar member for supporting the bar member in a vertical position on a supporting surface, laterally extending integral pins carried by the web portion and spaced apart in parallelism with the legs, said web portion being formed with a vertical opening, a flexible element slidably disposed in said opening, a weighted target secured to the lower end of the element and adapted to rest vertically on the supporting surface, and stop means on the other end of the element.

RICHARD A. FELTER.

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